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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through "There are Eggs and Trouble" - "Sam Battles Bird Instincts".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term refers to a comb-like structure of blood vessels belonging to the choroid in the eye of a bird?
(a) Nictitating membrane.
(b) Ocular membrane.
(c) Ocular Stridulation.
(d) Pecten oculi.

2. From what Native American tribe is Dan Martin descended?
(a) Karuk.
(b) Mohawk.
(c) Cherokee.
(d) Wintu.

3. In the early days of what month do the first of the migrating falcons and hawks return to the Catskill Mountains in "Frightful Finds Sam"?
(a) April.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) February.

4. How are the eyes of the man with the condor face described in "Frightful Finds the Enemy"?
(a) One brown, one blue.
(b) One green, one blue.
(c) Bright green.
(d) One brown, one green.

5. Where does Frightful hide out from the thunderstorm by the farm in "Frightful Peregrinates"?
(a) On the culvert.
(b) On the silo.
(c) On the barn.
(d) On her stump.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term from the novel refers to a male hawk?

2. Who does Perry Knowlton call when he first sees Frightful wearing jesses on the bridge in "Sam Battles Bird Instincts"?

3. Over what mountain is Frightful speeding in the opening of "Disaster Leads to Survival"?

4. With what other birds does Frightful travel in the trailer in "Frightful Takes Off"?

5. Who broods the eggs in a falcon's aerie?

(see the answer key)

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